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what is sheila jackson lee doing while tracy is asking her the question? steve: she is on the phone. gretchen: she is on her cell phone. jackson lee later explained to i think it was the hill or "roll call" newspaper down in washington what she was doing was speaking to somebody at the i-there is a hotline that's been set up so you can get quick answers to somebody. she was talking to somebody on the hotline to get some answers to some questions. extraordinarily the woman had not asked a question yet. and, yet, there she was doing it anyway, she was on -- sheila jackson lee was on greta the other day. greta was trying to get her you know are you going to apologize? do you feel bad? were you rude? here is what the congresswoman had to say. >> i certainly can understand if offense was taken. it was not meant to be. and i hope that tracy will come to my town hall meetings as i make my way through the month of august is scoi tell her there was no offense. sorry, tracy. we can work through. this i hope can i convince her to support hr 3200. steve: how can she s
what is sheila jackson lee doing while tracy is asking her the question? steve: she is on the phone. gretchen: she is on her cell phone. jackson lee later explained to i think it was the hill or "roll call" newspaper down in washington what she was doing was speaking to somebody at the i-there is a hotline that's been set up so you can get quick answers to somebody. she was talking to somebody on the hotline to get some answers to some questions. extraordinarily the woman had not...
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sheila jackson lee. they and the homeland security committee were most helpful. mr. chairman, often as we go through the airports of america we and our constituents see members of the military passing through those airports, many of them are going to iraq and afghanistan. they are leaving their loved ones. facing sometimes an uncertain future. others are coming in from iraq and afghanistan going home to see loved ones. sometimes they hadn't seen them for over a year. they are often loaded down with heavy gear. now, also at the same time we see the registered travelers who we talked about earlier, we see united premium members, we see delta platinum members and gold medallion members. we all see them getting priority. that's ok. i have no problem with that. but if there's any group of americans who ought to get priority to go to the front of the line, not to skip security, but to go to the front of the line, it's men and women in uniform. so this amendment extends to them the same basic courtesy that we extend to over a million other americans right now. in fact, this
sheila jackson lee. they and the homeland security committee were most helpful. mr. chairman, often as we go through the airports of america we and our constituents see members of the military passing through those airports, many of them are going to iraq and afghanistan. they are leaving their loved ones. facing sometimes an uncertain future. others are coming in from iraq and afghanistan going home to see loved ones. sometimes they hadn't seen them for over a year. they are often loaded down...
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we'll talk about ron paul and sheila jackson-lee and our friend ben stein all next. would you like a pony ? yeah. would you like a pony ? yeah ! ( cluck, cluck, cluck ) oh, wowww ! that's fun ! you didn't say i could have a real one. well, you didn't ask. even kids know when it's wrong to hold out on somebody. why don't banks ? we're ally, a new bank that alerts you when your money could be working harder and earning more. it's just the right thing to do. >> larry: eric hill will host "ac 360" at the top of the hour. >> we have new details on attempted terror attack at the top of the hour, including why so many warning signs were missed. could this suspect have been stopped from even boarding that flight? he was on a terror watch but not a no-fly list. how does that happen? we speak to passengers on board flight 253 who have a tale you haven't heard. they saw a mysterious well-dressed man helping the suspect board the flight in amsterdam. all that and plus a look at how airport security is already changing the new policies that have been put in place, and if you're f
we'll talk about ron paul and sheila jackson-lee and our friend ben stein all next. would you like a pony ? yeah. would you like a pony ? yeah ! ( cluck, cluck, cluck ) oh, wowww ! that's fun ! you didn't say i could have a real one. well, you didn't ask. even kids know when it's wrong to hold out on somebody. why don't banks ? we're ally, a new bank that alerts you when your money could be working harder and earning more. it's just the right thing to do. >> larry: eric hill will host...
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we meet representative sheila jackson-lee, a member of the homeland security committee and chairs the subcommittee on transportation security and infrastructure protection. representative ron paul is a republican of texas, member of the international relations committee. he was a flight surgeon in the air force and obgyn in civilian life. and ben stein the economist attorney, former presidential speech writer, columnist with "fortune" magazine. representative lee, were you satisfied with the president's statement today, and do you think we're now getting on top of things? >> absolutely, larry. i believe the president has always been on top of this issue of securing the homeland. it is not a partisan issue. it's not a democratic issue or republican issue, and he stood today and indicated we're moving forward on items we've done improving our security and screening, looking to ensure that we're going after the terrorists who want to come after us. finding al qaeda wherever it is, and yes, doing an inventory and investigation on what happened and why. but several issues we have to addres
we meet representative sheila jackson-lee, a member of the homeland security committee and chairs the subcommittee on transportation security and infrastructure protection. representative ron paul is a republican of texas, member of the international relations committee. he was a flight surgeon in the air force and obgyn in civilian life. and ben stein the economist attorney, former presidential speech writer, columnist with "fortune" magazine. representative lee, were you satisfied...
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and representative sheila jackson lee held up a house resolution she want today introduce to honor the king of pop. what was the darker side of the story? the questions about jackson's personal life, was that all ignored in the media? new york congressman peter king did not hold back when giving his view of the media coverage. >> we don't need michael jackson, the people dying every day, men and women dying today in afghanistan. let's give them the credit they deserve so i think the media has disgraced itself. i think people in public life, and talking about michael jacks jackson-- he may have been a good singer, dancer, but the bottom line is would you let your child or grandchild with michael jackson-- >> after congressman peter king made those comments, he reported getting death threats. what about that, jim? did the press shy away from these sort of seamy underside of michael jackson's life? >> no, i don't think they did to be honest. i think it got a lot of coverage, certainly the trials he he were covered enormously. event equivalent level to this. people going live to watch mich
and representative sheila jackson lee held up a house resolution she want today introduce to honor the king of pop. what was the darker side of the story? the questions about jackson's personal life, was that all ignored in the media? new york congressman peter king did not hold back when giving his view of the media coverage. >> we don't need michael jackson, the people dying every day, men and women dying today in afghanistan. let's give them the credit they deserve so i think the media...
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sheila jackson lee yesterday expressed some of her thoughts on the sort of efforts that should be taken going forward. >> i believe we need behavioral assessment. there was no reason for this individual to have a visa that still was in place until 2010 for them to be able to travel. there was no reason for him not to be detected because of his behavior. >> now, i'm not exactly sure what behavioral assessment is, but it appears to be a liberal code word for profiling. other members of the democratic party, though, have been a little more careless when it comes to airline security. the "washington examiner" is reporting today that back in july, embattled senator christopher dodd actually slashed security funding by $4.5 mlt. he funneled that money straight to the firefighters union, which, coincidentally, i'm sure, was an enthusiastic supporter of his failed presidential bid. so will the american people demand more from the democratic party in light of the recent incidents? and if so, how will the administration respond? joining me to discuss this are republican strategist, karen hen rece
sheila jackson lee yesterday expressed some of her thoughts on the sort of efforts that should be taken going forward. >> i believe we need behavioral assessment. there was no reason for this individual to have a visa that still was in place until 2010 for them to be able to travel. there was no reason for him not to be detected because of his behavior. >> now, i'm not exactly sure what behavioral assessment is, but it appears to be a liberal code word for profiling. other members...
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painful. >> that sheila jackson-lee -- >> don't answer your phone. >> sheila jackson-lee -- she represents the houston district where the space center is. they were giving everybody a tour and they were talking about, explaining about mars, explorer or voyager or whatever it was that landed on mars and sheila jackson-lee asked did they find the flag that neal armstrong put there when he was there? >> okay. that's just -- >> mars moon is not that much different. >> i read it in "roll call" so it has to be true. >> is it the top of the hour? >> it is the top of the hour t. >> willie, do you have more for us? >> e-mails are streaming in. >> we have some e-mails. >> i know it's going to be positive. >> chris, what have you got? >> guys, you have a great show with one huge issue, mika. she cannot hide her left liberal favoritism. joe, please coach her. please. >> you can't coach her. >> please coach me, joe. >> yeah. >> why should you channel joe scarborough? >> i am not going to channel joe. >> my god, there are about 5 billion people who would be better on this planet to channel than me, that
painful. >> that sheila jackson-lee -- >> don't answer your phone. >> sheila jackson-lee -- she represents the houston district where the space center is. they were giving everybody a tour and they were talking about, explaining about mars, explorer or voyager or whatever it was that landed on mars and sheila jackson-lee asked did they find the flag that neal armstrong put there when he was there? >> okay. that's just -- >> mars moon is not that much different....
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berman: i yield to the gentlelady from texas, sheila jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas is recognized for two minutes. ms. jackson lee: i thank the distinguished chairman. we cannot wait, and i just suggest to my colleagues if they would look quickly at these pictures where the pakistan military is fighting terrorism. and this is the activities that are happening in that area. people are fleeing terrorism, and the people that are in these camps are suffering. we cannot wait for this legislation, and i oppose the republican substitute because i want not in isolation of pakistan, i want a regional response, a comprehensive regional strategy, including the role of countries outside the region in supporting pakistan's efforts to combat al qaeda and the taliban, a global effort. the republican substitute has a one-on-one effort. we need a global effort. let me also suggest that there is important language in this legislation because if we suggest that the pentagon is not favorable, the pentagon has indicated that they are awa
berman: i yield to the gentlelady from texas, sheila jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas is recognized for two minutes. ms. jackson lee: i thank the distinguished chairman. we cannot wait, and i just suggest to my colleagues if they would look quickly at these pictures where the pakistan military is fighting terrorism. and this is the activities that are happening in that area. people are fleeing terrorism, and the people that are in these camps are suffering. we...
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sheila jackson lee, for three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for three minutes. ms. jackson lee: i thank very much the distinguished chairman of the full committee for both his insight and his leadership. and my good friend the subcommittee chairman, mr. ackerman, and my doubly good friend mr. burton, who was just on the floor of the house who shares with me this commitment to pakistan. mr. speaker, the reason why we must go forward today is for the very reason that our colleagues have been addressing themselves to our colleagues, you will. we have a crisis, a dire crisis in pakistan. there is no time for us to quarrel over what really are minimal differences if you will. right now as we speak, 2.5 million people are homeless. they are fleeing the conflicts in an area that -- area that's been initiated by the pakistani government that's standing not for america but for the freedom of her people. and we must applaud these actions. we must look to the leadership of the president, the leadershi
sheila jackson lee, for three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for three minutes. ms. jackson lee: i thank very much the distinguished chairman of the full committee for both his insight and his leadership. and my good friend the subcommittee chairman, mr. ackerman, and my doubly good friend mr. burton, who was just on the floor of the house who shares with me this commitment to pakistan. mr. speaker, the reason why we must go forward today is for the very reason...
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sheila jackson lee, the gentlelady from texas. the chair: the gentlewoman from texas is recognized for 1 1/2 minutes. ms. jackson lee: i thank the speaker. i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. i thank the chairman. thank you very much to both the chairman and the ranking member of the full committee, chairman berman, ranking member ros-lehtinen. it is too short a time to talk about the catastrophic positive effect that this will have on the american people, their security and their position in the world. we have always been a country that recognizes the importance of minding our own business, but frankly also understand the importance of being a good friend. i rise to support h.r. 2410 because this legislation authorizes the hiring of 1,500 additional foreign service officers over the next two years. if you have visited these embassies as i have, you know they are the positive face of america. they work hard, they engage in negotiations, more importantly they solve problems. we also put -- put forward the neces
sheila jackson lee, the gentlelady from texas. the chair: the gentlewoman from texas is recognized for 1 1/2 minutes. ms. jackson lee: i thank the speaker. i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. i thank the chairman. thank you very much to both the chairman and the ranking member of the full committee, chairman berman, ranking member ros-lehtinen. it is too short a time to talk about the catastrophic positive effect that this will have on the american people, their security...
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chairman, if i could cut in, i want to read very quickly before i hand it over to sheila jackson lee, that i have somebody from minneapolis who wants to tell me that their family -- it says, we are in housing foreclosure. health insurance is $600 a month for a family of five. we applied for loan modification and were denied. you know, this is a big deal. this family is dealing with this situation. even with a loan modification we still would not be able to afford our mortgage because of the cost of our health care insurance. this is what a young lady trying to put food on the table is dealing with in my district right now. and i just think that her voice deserves to be heard as well. with that, let me yield back to the gentlelady from texas and note that we have about 12 minutes left of our time. and it's been a wonderful hour. the gentlelady from texas, let me yield to you for your remarks. thank you for bringing people together next week to let the people be heard. i yield to the gentlelady. ms. jackson lee: let me thank the distinguished the gentleman from minnesota and distinguish
chairman, if i could cut in, i want to read very quickly before i hand it over to sheila jackson lee, that i have somebody from minneapolis who wants to tell me that their family -- it says, we are in housing foreclosure. health insurance is $600 a month for a family of five. we applied for loan modification and were denied. you know, this is a big deal. this family is dealing with this situation. even with a loan modification we still would not be able to afford our mortgage because of the...
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now at the cell phone town hall hosted by congresswoman sheila jackson lee, a woman who claimed to be a doctor stood up in praise of health care reform. >> i know i'm a general practitioner. >> she is a primary care physician. i love her. [applause] >> how long have you been practicing? >> four years. sean: don't be fooled. that woman is no doctor. the blog corresponded with her and she admits she lied at the event and she tried to explain herself. the blog revealed that the woman was a delegate for obama in 2008. politico.com looked at all of his speeches delivered by the president since he took office and counted the number of times he has used certain words. he has said health more than the words, iraq, iran, afghanistan and terrorism combined. here are the specifics. out of over 670,000 words reviewed, president obama has said america 3,000 time, change, 700 times and afghanistan and iraq were uttered less than 400 times. i guess protecting the homeland is a part-time job. >> now it's time for great moments in liberal foreign policy. sean: and tonight's great moments. iran's presi
now at the cell phone town hall hosted by congresswoman sheila jackson lee, a woman who claimed to be a doctor stood up in praise of health care reform. >> i know i'm a general practitioner. >> she is a primary care physician. i love her. [applause] >> how long have you been practicing? >> four years. sean: don't be fooled. that woman is no doctor. the blog corresponded with her and she admits she lied at the event and she tried to explain herself. the blog revealed that...
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you cannot do it, unless you are congresswoman sheila jackson lee. >> i just ask those owners to do the right thing. have a criteria, a standard, a bottom-line of integrity. it is not about the dollar. bill: the group rush limbaugh is with is already backing away. i do not think that is fair. you may disagree. however, there is something unsettling about this whole thing. punishing speech, even one provocative, is not what america is all about. in a moment, the legal options geatmagi reen f a.. coatofigf poulida.. bill: continuing now with the "impact" segment with rush limbaugh, does he have a legal standing against his critics who say he is racist? and former prosecutor and current defense attorney joins us. -- a former prosecutor. >> i see two things. first, he should go after those people who said he made statements that he never made. bill: let's get specific. cnn.com a guy in the afternoon, the same guy who smeared me -- cnn, a guy in the afternoon. what do you do? >> yunel and every person who reported it and every person who claims to be the source of it for the libel, and he ha
you cannot do it, unless you are congresswoman sheila jackson lee. >> i just ask those owners to do the right thing. have a criteria, a standard, a bottom-line of integrity. it is not about the dollar. bill: the group rush limbaugh is with is already backing away. i do not think that is fair. you may disagree. however, there is something unsettling about this whole thing. punishing speech, even one provocative, is not what america is all about. in a moment, the legal options geatmagi reen...
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. >> democrat sheila jackson lee of texas also belongs to both groups. >> afghanistan is not iraq. the terrain is different. it's difficult. it's harsh. the question of whether you could ever end all of your efforts successfully. >> the white house also provided lawmakers today with the metrics or benchmarks being used to measure success in afghanistan and pakistan. the first classified assessment using these metrics was produced by the office of the director of national intelligence three months ago. the next will come before march 30, and also, a special red team is being created under a different authority to produce the intelligence community's equivalent of a second opinion of how the patient is doing. bret: james, thank you. in other international headlines, liam action in cases of -- legal action in cases of suspects in guantanomo bay delayed again. as we predicted monday, the obama administration has announced it is seeking another two-month delay in these cases in order to decide how to proceed. in iraq, insurgents fired more rockets at vice president joe biden and his par
. >> democrat sheila jackson lee of texas also belongs to both groups. >> afghanistan is not iraq. the terrain is different. it's difficult. it's harsh. the question of whether you could ever end all of your efforts successfully. >> the white house also provided lawmakers today with the metrics or benchmarks being used to measure success in afghanistan and pakistan. the first classified assessment using these metrics was produced by the office of the director of national...
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now at the cell phone town hall hosted by congresswoman sheila jackson lee, a woman who claimed to be a doctor stood up in praise of health care reform. >> i know i'm a general practitioner. >> she is a primary care physician. i love her. [applause] >> how long have you been practicing? >> four years. sean: don't be fooled. that woman is no doctor. the blog corresponded with her and she admits she lied at the event and she tried to explain herself. the blog revealed that the woman was a delegate for obama in 2008. politico.com looked at all of his speeches delivered by the president since he took office and counted the number of times he has used certain words. he has said health more than the words, iraq, iran, afghanistan and terrorism combined. here are the specifics. out of over 670,000 words reviewed, president obama has said america 3,000 time, change, 700 times and afghanistan and iraq were uttered less than 400 times. i guess protecting the homeland is a part-time job. >> now it's time for great moments in liberal foreign policy. sean: and tonight's great moments. iran's presi
now at the cell phone town hall hosted by congresswoman sheila jackson lee, a woman who claimed to be a doctor stood up in praise of health care reform. >> i know i'm a general practitioner. >> she is a primary care physician. i love her. [applause] >> how long have you been practicing? >> four years. sean: don't be fooled. that woman is no doctor. the blog corresponded with her and she admits she lied at the event and she tried to explain herself. the blog revealed that...
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>> have you seen the video of sheila jackson lee? >> well, i have seen a lot of video of sheila jackson lee. what is this? >> well, we found some video. got that elvis hair. >> a hair cut might be nice. that would be one step in the right direction. >> sheila jackson lee is having a town hall meeting. she is sitting there talking on the phone. a person is asking her a question. this is like what seems like the beginning of this thing. believe it or not, we are watching her on the phone, right? there is a woman asking her a question about health care. it seems on its face to be very -- well, yeah. thanks, angie. rude. i am trying to find the words. >> rude, awkward? >> it is not awkward. i tell this to my kids all the time, stop texting or get off the phone when your mother or father or an adult is talking to you. that's not something you want to do. at the very least, its improper telephone etiquette. >> what was the question? what's the full scoop? >> the question doesn't come into play. it was a fair question that was being asked o
>> have you seen the video of sheila jackson lee? >> well, i have seen a lot of video of sheila jackson lee. what is this? >> well, we found some video. got that elvis hair. >> a hair cut might be nice. that would be one step in the right direction. >> sheila jackson lee is having a town hall meeting. she is sitting there talking on the phone. a person is asking her a question. this is like what seems like the beginning of this thing. believe it or not, we are...
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sheila jackson lee was at the memorial service and purported to speak on behalf of the congress. we read that her staff called the obituaries for funerals where she can speak. she got the invitation from the jackson camp, showed up, and now wants a resolution in his honor. how do you feel about it? >> i cannot believe this is something that they want to be so -- that the other side wants to be talking about. we have north korea, the jobs going away, we have a health care bill that my son has not even seen, and we are marking in up in committee next week. these are big issues that we have to deal with, and now we are talking about this? i do not think the democrats even want to talk about this. here is the resolution that she is introducing. she got this done in one day. we have 50 amendments to the health care bill. i cannot get that for the legislative council because of the backlog. how did she get this through in record time? the democrats cannot even give us a copy of their health care bill because legislative council is so backed up. how did she get this through in such a sh
sheila jackson lee was at the memorial service and purported to speak on behalf of the congress. we read that her staff called the obituaries for funerals where she can speak. she got the invitation from the jackson camp, showed up, and now wants a resolution in his honor. how do you feel about it? >> i cannot believe this is something that they want to be so -- that the other side wants to be talking about. we have north korea, the jobs going away, we have a health care bill that my son...
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now at the cell phone town hall hosted by congresswoman sheila jackson lee, a woman who claimed to be a doctor stood up in praise of health care reform. >> i know i'm a general practitioner. >> she is a primary care physician. i love her. [applause] >> how long have you been practicing? >> four years. sean: don't be fooled. that woman is no doctor. the blog corresponded with her and she admits she lied at the event and she tried to explain herself. the blog revealed that the woman was a delegate for obama in 2008. politico.com looked at all of his speeches delivered by the president since he took office and counted the number of times he has used certain words. he has said health more than the words, iraq, iran, afghanistan and terrorism combined. here are the specifics. out of over 670,000 words reviewed, president obama has said america 3,000 time, change, 700 times and afghanistan and iraq were uttered less than 400 times. i guess protecting the homeland is a part-time job. >> now it's time for great moments in liberal foreign policy. sean: and tonight's great moments. iran's presi
now at the cell phone town hall hosted by congresswoman sheila jackson lee, a woman who claimed to be a doctor stood up in praise of health care reform. >> i know i'm a general practitioner. >> she is a primary care physician. i love her. [applause] >> how long have you been practicing? >> four years. sean: don't be fooled. that woman is no doctor. the blog corresponded with her and she admits she lied at the event and she tried to explain herself. the blog revealed that...
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the chair recognizes the distinguished gentlewoman from houston, texas, sheila jackson lee. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and i thank you and the ranking member for this brilliant hearing. actually, i would like to acknowledge roger, that both you and demaurice smith make a very good pair and i think you should look at yourselves as part of the 21st century nfl. i wanted to make mention as i begin my questioning of a meeting that i had this morning with nfl hall of famer jim brown. we talked about the fight of the nfl, the value of the players. particularly today. talked about the raging violence among our communities and young men. you have been with me and we have addressed this question. we have acknowledge the fact that the nfl is respected and admired. young men that are a part of this great family that you have can be wonderful role models. and of course, mr. brown is aware of the dire need of intership and manhood training. he is in the room today, and we talked about the idea that i shared with the attorney general recently that tracks mr. brown program but it is to build a par
the chair recognizes the distinguished gentlewoman from houston, texas, sheila jackson lee. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and i thank you and the ranking member for this brilliant hearing. actually, i would like to acknowledge roger, that both you and demaurice smith make a very good pair and i think you should look at yourselves as part of the 21st century nfl. i wanted to make mention as i begin my questioning of a meeting that i had this morning with nfl hall of famer jim brown. we...
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sheila jackson lee said in a statement, quote "one senator should not stop healthcare reform." former party chair howard dean says the bill is no longer worth supporting. lieberman seemed to back the buy-in idea in an interview with the connecticut post just a few months ago. >> what i was proposing is that we had an option to buy into medicare early. >> the buy-in was part of the gore-lieberman platform in 2000. lieberman said that was then and this is now. >> lot of things have changed in nine years. the first is that 2000, the federal government was in a surplus and paying off the debt, not having increased the debt enormously. secondly, medicare wasn't on the verge of imminent bankruptcy. >> also, lieberman says, the senate bill offered insurance subsidies for the people hoe was trying to protect back in 2000. lieberman says the democrats are using the buy-in now as a back door government insurance option, making even his wife a target. they tried to push the susan g. komen foundation to stop using mrs. lieberman as a spokesman. >> my wife shouldn't be punished for this. >>
sheila jackson lee said in a statement, quote "one senator should not stop healthcare reform." former party chair howard dean says the bill is no longer worth supporting. lieberman seemed to back the buy-in idea in an interview with the connecticut post just a few months ago. >> what i was proposing is that we had an option to buy into medicare early. >> the buy-in was part of the gore-lieberman platform in 2000. lieberman said that was then and this is now. >> lot...
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greta: i like congresswoman sheila jackson lee. she is going to have to apologize to dig yourself out of this one. she has some explaining to do. i will and butter on tomorrow night. -- i will invite her on tomorrow night. i take it that you oppose the bill. argued in favor of some reform of health care? >> -- are you in favor of some reform of health care? >> yes. we want to lower the cost of health insurance and the cost of health care. we think americans should be able to buy private insurance the same way members of congress can on a national basis. we should do serious tort reform. we can lower the cost of health care and health insurance without introducing a massive new government-run insurance plan that will cost millions and set us up on a pathway of socialized medicine. greta: thank you and good luck. you'll find out who one person is coming up. take a look at this video. would you want to deal with this? the congressman goes on the record next. travel plans has everyone talking. is he planning something? we will ask him.
greta: i like congresswoman sheila jackson lee. she is going to have to apologize to dig yourself out of this one. she has some explaining to do. i will and butter on tomorrow night. -- i will invite her on tomorrow night. i take it that you oppose the bill. argued in favor of some reform of health care? >> -- are you in favor of some reform of health care? >> yes. we want to lower the cost of health insurance and the cost of health care. we think americans should be able to buy...
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>> sheila jackson-lee, texas. >> thank you very much we are in and out because we are overlapping hearings and meetings. i cannot articulate at the level of importance that this hearing i believe is for the congress but also for the american people. i disagree with my colleague, and i do believe that labor negotiations are vibrant and vital, and i think they are what they should be -- adversaries or maybe even people who agree with each other working out responsible rights for both management and players. but as i have listened to the witnesses and listened to mr. bentsen who hails from my home state, i know from which he speaks. no politician sets up an event on friday night football unless you are sitting in the stadium watching football in texas. i know how intimately this game is for those who live in many places and it certainly texas. as i listened, i do not see any way to handle this holistically, unless it rises to the level of the national game. it is a national game. it is america's pastime. it raises to the level of a congressional response. as i said, not in a punitive manner,
>> sheila jackson-lee, texas. >> thank you very much we are in and out because we are overlapping hearings and meetings. i cannot articulate at the level of importance that this hearing i believe is for the congress but also for the american people. i disagree with my colleague, and i do believe that labor negotiations are vibrant and vital, and i think they are what they should be -- adversaries or maybe even people who agree with each other working out responsible rights for both...
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the chair recognizes the distinguished gentle-woman from houston, texas, sheila jackson lee. >> thing thank you, mr. chairman, and thank you for this brilliant hearing. i would like to acknowledge, roger, that both you and maurice make a good pair. you should look at yourselves as part of the 21st century nfl. i wanted to make mention of a meeting that i had this morning with nfl hall of famer jim brown. we talked about the value of the nfl, the value of the players particularly today. we talked about the raging violence among our communities and young men. you have been with me, and we have addressed these questions. we have acknowledged the fact that the nfl is respected and admired. the young men that are a part of this great family that you have can be wonderful role models. and of course mr. brown is aware of the dire need of mentorship and manhood training. he was in the room today, and we talked about the idea that i shared with the attorney general recently that tracks mr. brown's program, but it is to build a partnership with the nfl and our government on this whole question
the chair recognizes the distinguished gentle-woman from houston, texas, sheila jackson lee. >> thing thank you, mr. chairman, and thank you for this brilliant hearing. i would like to acknowledge, roger, that both you and maurice make a good pair. you should look at yourselves as part of the 21st century nfl. i wanted to make mention of a meeting that i had this morning with nfl hall of famer jim brown. we talked about the value of the nfl, the value of the players particularly today. we...
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sheila jackson lee is being criticized for ignoring a questioner at a town hall meeting tuesday in order to talk on a cell phone. a woman who identified herself as a cancer survivor is asking the question here and the congress wol, you see, is busy with a call. several people in the audience jeered jackson lee at this point. >> people in the room are upset that shes was taking a phone call and the lady behind me told congresswoman jackson lee that she was being very rude, to which the congress woman snapped back when she walked by that woman, "and by the way, i am not rude." she said she could multi-task. bret: congresswoman jackson lee told fox news that she was taking a return call from the house healthcare hotline with answers to questions about the issue. so is the president losing the public on healthcare reform? the fox all-stars give us their opinions, next. well if you're hurt and can't work it pays you cash... yeah to help with everyday bills like gas, the mortgage... ...and groceries. it's like insurance for daily living. so...what's it called? uhhhhh aflaaac!!!! oh yeah! that'
sheila jackson lee is being criticized for ignoring a questioner at a town hall meeting tuesday in order to talk on a cell phone. a woman who identified herself as a cancer survivor is asking the question here and the congress wol, you see, is busy with a call. several people in the audience jeered jackson lee at this point. >> people in the room are upset that shes was taking a phone call and the lady behind me told congresswoman jackson lee that she was being very rude, to which the...
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sort of on the political angle inside the beltway washington, for instance, the sheila jackson lee resolution to honor his life's work. they are covering the fallout from that. fox nation, they are covering the peter king comments about michael jackson being a low life and a pervert and what they are saying about that. you have places like the huffington post going after the celebrity angle of it all and the brooke shields and the speeches and the memorial service. bill: are you saying there is any trend? we consider conservative americans probably do not like the man very much. liberal americans, do they care about him or have a point of view on him? enginely speaking, of course. >> i would say generally. conservative blogs are making a point about the media's coverage of him while not focusing on past soldiers in iraq and afghanistan and trying to bring attention in that way, whereas the liberal sites are caught up a little more in the celebrity aspect of it all. bill: in new zealand, it was an unbelievable situation where an 18-year-old boy was i guess punished by his mother. found some pi
sort of on the political angle inside the beltway washington, for instance, the sheila jackson lee resolution to honor his life's work. they are covering the fallout from that. fox nation, they are covering the peter king comments about michael jackson being a low life and a pervert and what they are saying about that. you have places like the huffington post going after the celebrity angle of it all and the brooke shields and the speeches and the memorial service. bill: are you saying there is...
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madam speaker, i have been joined by my friend and colleague, the honorable sheila jackson lee from texas. i will now yield to my friend, ms. jackson lee. ms. jackson lee: thank you so much, congresswoman fudge. your opening remarks are framed excellently. the reason for our presence here tonight. there are many issues that the congressional black caucus, led by chairwoman barbara lee, focus on. the disciplines of the members are varied. the chairmanship of the members are vare idea including full chairmanship on a number of committees which really enhance the opportunity for a very full agenda. as i listen to you speak about specific participation, i would venture to say and probably would not be incorrect that all of the members of the congressional black caucus and our colleagues here, republicans and democrats, engage in civic participation before being elected to the united states congress. they may have start -- started in their early educational days, if will you, primary and secondary school, some may have started in college, but they understood under this democracy as you have in
madam speaker, i have been joined by my friend and colleague, the honorable sheila jackson lee from texas. i will now yield to my friend, ms. jackson lee. ms. jackson lee: thank you so much, congresswoman fudge. your opening remarks are framed excellently. the reason for our presence here tonight. there are many issues that the congressional black caucus, led by chairwoman barbara lee, focus on. the disciplines of the members are varied. the chairmanship of the members are vare idea including...
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sheila jackson lee, three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas is recognized. ms. jackson lee: i thank the distinguished chairman and i thank the distinguished ranking member for coming together around the legislation of my friend, mr. wu from oregon. and, mr. speaker, i want to recapture the moment why we're here on this floor today. we will have an expanded opportunity tomorrow, saturday, for there to be a vigorous debate on this health care reform which by the way, mr. speaker, the american medical association has indicated their recognition of the importance of this legislation. but i think it's important for us to recapture the horrific scenes those of us who are parents, those of us who are engaged with children during the tragedy of the earthquake in china on may 12, 2008. we looked in horror as rescue workers worked feverishly to draw out children, limp bodies covered with dirt and dust, crying parents, some losing more than one child, children being where they were supposed to be, in sch
sheila jackson lee, three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas is recognized. ms. jackson lee: i thank the distinguished chairman and i thank the distinguished ranking member for coming together around the legislation of my friend, mr. wu from oregon. and, mr. speaker, i want to recapture the moment why we're here on this floor today. we will have an expanded opportunity tomorrow, saturday, for there to be a vigorous debate on this health care reform which by the way, mr....
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jackson lee, the only member of congress to speak -- taxes democrat sheila jackson lee. caller: i thought it was beautiful. it brought tears to my eyes. i was so pleased. i was very, very proud of her, that she stood up. because it appears to me that people are sort of afraid, because they are not understanding most geniuses -- let's be real -- are sort of peace centric -- eccentric, but they do wonderful things. i was just pleased with the entire service. host: david on the line for democrats, out of potomac, maryland. caller: i would like to comment on how health care should be reformed. we need a single payer system. host: why is that? caller: because private health insurance companies take a tremendous amount of overhead and administrative costs and paperwork out of the system. and the salaries of their executives are obscene. we have to tax businesses, all businesses, what business is commonly pay in taxes. we have to tax all individuals, what individuals who pay into the system pay. and we have to make sure that everybody is covered and not treat health care as a c
jackson lee, the only member of congress to speak -- taxes democrat sheila jackson lee. caller: i thought it was beautiful. it brought tears to my eyes. i was so pleased. i was very, very proud of her, that she stood up. because it appears to me that people are sort of afraid, because they are not understanding most geniuses -- let's be real -- are sort of peace centric -- eccentric, but they do wonderful things. i was just pleased with the entire service. host: david on the line for democrats,...
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but what sheila jackson lee has done is not because sheila jackson lee has a consistent history of serving her constituents. >> okay. >> and i served that lady by having a town hall meeting that she could come to in the middle of the day. >> i get it. >> i look forward to working with you. >> we are out of time. congresswoman, very courageous of you to come on. i know it's a difficult thing. wolf blitzer is standing by. he, too, will be covering stories like this in "the situation room." >>> rick, thank you. happening now, something the white house is doing raising some eyebrows out there. it involves health care reform and possibly your e-mail inbox. >>> a convicted bomber seeks mercy. he's in prison for a notorious terrorist act, the bombing of pan am flight 103, killing a lot of americans. now outrage. he may soon be set free after serving only about eight years. >>> and plane down. it ditches in the middle of the sea, and a pilot stands on the plane as it sinks. you might not believe what happened next. one witness said, and i'm quoting now, i thought i'd witnessed death. i'm wolf blit
but what sheila jackson lee has done is not because sheila jackson lee has a consistent history of serving her constituents. >> okay. >> and i served that lady by having a town hall meeting that she could come to in the middle of the day. >> i get it. >> i look forward to working with you. >> we are out of time. congresswoman, very courageous of you to come on. i know it's a difficult thing. wolf blitzer is standing by. he, too, will be covering stories like this...
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i was wondering, i'm so happy this evening that we've been joined by congresswoman sheila jackson lee from houston, texas, and i would yield to her at this time. ms. jackson lee: let me thank the distinguished gentlelady from the great state of wisconsin for her persistence in the work that i found her doing when i visited her district some several years ago. she has been persistent and consistent and i'm delighted to join her this evening along with my friend and colleague from virginia. i served with bobby scott as the chairman of the subcommittee on crime, but he has redefined that committee and he realizes with his experience on the education and labor committee that we're going down the wrong direction and i combined the idea of steering people away from a life of crime or the mistakes that we've made in the criminal justice system with the poor response that we have given to our education system. you know, i really think that we took our education system for granted. it was there, we were at a point in our lives in the 19th century, the 20th century, most particularly when we we
i was wondering, i'm so happy this evening that we've been joined by congresswoman sheila jackson lee from houston, texas, and i would yield to her at this time. ms. jackson lee: let me thank the distinguished gentlelady from the great state of wisconsin for her persistence in the work that i found her doing when i visited her district some several years ago. she has been persistent and consistent and i'm delighted to join her this evening along with my friend and colleague from virginia. i...
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. >> and something to be very helpful i served with congresswoman sheila jackson lee in the afghan caucus. if you could provide to us, say a bullet type of presentation that we could distribute to our colleagues on items of progress that you see, that would be very helpful. and general mcchrystal, i have had the opportunity to visit the police training academy in jalalabad, my former national guard unit the 218th helped train the police units across the country and i saw really dedicate persons but i'm very concerned about their pay. the pay is so low that it certainly would call into question loyalty and then lead to some level of bribery. what's the status of pay, training, who is paying? >> congressman, well timed. we just, the government of afghanistan just increased the pay of afghan national army and police. didn't quite double it, but brought it almost to twice. it's still -- the design is to get to a living reasonable wage so we don't have people who are forced to resort to corruption or family support to go forward. and it's paid -- it's foreign money that helps. the afghan gover
. >> and something to be very helpful i served with congresswoman sheila jackson lee in the afghan caucus. if you could provide to us, say a bullet type of presentation that we could distribute to our colleagues on items of progress that you see, that would be very helpful. and general mcchrystal, i have had the opportunity to visit the police training academy in jalalabad, my former national guard unit the 218th helped train the police units across the country and i saw really dedicate...
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chad edwards and sheila jackson lee are here. [applause] i want to recognize the director of the white house policy council for outstanding work. stand-up, melanie. i want to thank the mr. chairman of -- i want to thank the ceo of points of light. i want to congratulate mallory myers, today's daily point of light award winner for putting together the big event, which i know was an awesome task. [applause] and in understand this event is just one of the countless ways -- and i understand this event is just one of the causeways students have given back to this community. tutoring children, building jobs -- building homes, raising money to fight cancer and aids. i can see what president bush chose to locate his library at the school. what you all are doing, right here, is precisely what he was talking about when he called for those 1000 points of light and became the first president to create a white house office devoted solely to promoting phone terrorism. it is a vision that has changed lives across this -- promoting of volunteeri
chad edwards and sheila jackson lee are here. [applause] i want to recognize the director of the white house policy council for outstanding work. stand-up, melanie. i want to thank the mr. chairman of -- i want to thank the ceo of points of light. i want to congratulate mallory myers, today's daily point of light award winner for putting together the big event, which i know was an awesome task. [applause] and in understand this event is just one of the countless ways -- and i understand this...
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. >> and something to be very helpful i served with congresswoman sheila jackson lee in the afghan caucus. if you could provide to us, say a bullet type of presentation that we could distribute to our colleagues on items of progress that you see, that would be very helpful. and general mcchrystal, i have had the opportunity to visit the police training academy in jalalabad, my former national guard unit the 218th helped train the police units across the country and i saw really dedicate persons but i'm very concerned about their pay. the pay is so low that it certainly would call into question loyalty and then lead to some level of bribery. what's the status of pay, training, who is paying? >> congressman, well timed. we just, the government of afghanistan just increased the pay of afghan national army and police. didn't quite double it, but brought it almost to twice. it's still -- the design is to get to a living reasonable wage so we don't have people who are forced to resort to corruption or family support to go forward. and it's paid -- it's foreign money that helps. the afghan gover
. >> and something to be very helpful i served with congresswoman sheila jackson lee in the afghan caucus. if you could provide to us, say a bullet type of presentation that we could distribute to our colleagues on items of progress that you see, that would be very helpful. and general mcchrystal, i have had the opportunity to visit the police training academy in jalalabad, my former national guard unit the 218th helped train the police units across the country and i saw really dedicate...
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congressman sheila jackson lee and congressman trent franks. thank you both. >> thank you. >> shannon: tune in the fox news channel for live coverage of president obama's afghanistan decision special coverage of tuesday's national address from west point will begin at 8:00 p.m. eastern time. police in windermere, florida, hopes today is the day to get to the bottom of what happened at golf superstar rose mary woods' house. many questions remain as he lost control and slammed in a fire hydrant and tree and doesn't have to talk to police, but will he? phil keeting is live in florida to tell us the latest. hi, phil. >> hi, shannon. perhaps today will be the day that investigators in the florida patrol will speak to tiger woods and his wife ellen face-to-face, one-on-one about what happened leading up to tiger woods, the world most famous accident getting in a one-car accident, lying in the street in in addition neighborhood, bleeding from his face, in and out of consciousness. yesterday afternoon, two vehicles with the florida highway patrol enter
congressman sheila jackson lee and congressman trent franks. thank you both. >> thank you. >> shannon: tune in the fox news channel for live coverage of president obama's afghanistan decision special coverage of tuesday's national address from west point will begin at 8:00 p.m. eastern time. police in windermere, florida, hopes today is the day to get to the bottom of what happened at golf superstar rose mary woods' house. many questions remain as he lost control and slammed in a...
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here is from sheila jackson lee. >> we know that iran is in the international family and that there is not one single ally and not ally that doesn't want iran to stand down from nuclear proliferation. >> harshly critical stance from one. >> i truly believe if this president, policies of appeasement and indecision continue it will mean the gravist of consequences for american national security and peace in the world. iran is just one aspect of that. >> reporter: iran has maintained that the nuclear program is done for producing power and not weapons. >> gregg: it could be his biggest military test to date. president obama is preparing to address the nation on tuesday night to announce war plans on afghanistan. what is at stake for american troops. we'll be talking to a former army general coming up. so many arthritis pain relievers -- i just want fewer pills and relief that lasts all day. take 2 extra strength tylenol every 4 to 6 hours?!? taking 8 pills a day... and if i take it for 10 days -- that's 80 pills. just 2 aleve can last all day. perfect. choose aleve and you can be taking f
here is from sheila jackson lee. >> we know that iran is in the international family and that there is not one single ally and not ally that doesn't want iran to stand down from nuclear proliferation. >> harshly critical stance from one. >> i truly believe if this president, policies of appeasement and indecision continue it will mean the gravist of consequences for american national security and peace in the world. iran is just one aspect of that. >> reporter: iran has...
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that is chairwoman sheila jackson lee. >> i will be brief. this is a crucial hearing and i probably dig to differ with my friend mr. reich. i think it is important for constitutional government to come in on the process of government. i would offer this: i think it is good news the president of costa rica and secretary clinton are in the engagement process mr. davis, and i thank you for that. here is my offer and suggestion. one, i would like to ask ms. olsen quickly do you think the pause we have on aid is positive. secondarily i would like to hear from anyone who wants to answer whether or not there would be an acceptance of the return of this president to finish out his state constitutional term because that is the corrupt crunch what i believe is the fault. this was a coup, this was disruption of government. this was using tools i don't believe are written in the honduran constitution. is a coup written in the constitution? if you can point to me i would say this should end. i went on this note and ask ms. olson about the cause of aids. i
that is chairwoman sheila jackson lee. >> i will be brief. this is a crucial hearing and i probably dig to differ with my friend mr. reich. i think it is important for constitutional government to come in on the process of government. i would offer this: i think it is good news the president of costa rica and secretary clinton are in the engagement process mr. davis, and i thank you for that. here is my offer and suggestion. one, i would like to ask ms. olsen quickly do you think the...
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sheila jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas is recognized for two minutes. ms. jackson lee: let me thank the distinguished chairman for yielding and thank him and the ranking member for what i believe is an astute and important statement on behalf of the united states postal service and all of its thousands upon thousands of hardworking postal workers. h.r. 22 is an effective approach to an organization that has served this nation for decades. and one that we have respected and one that has served in many different capacities. the idea of reducing the payment that the postal service has to contribute to the health benefits trust fund from $5.4 billion, to $1.4 billion added to their already established resources allowing them without taxpayer dollars to work on some of the new trends that we are facing all over america, new technology and the utilization of email. but no one can doubt the service of the postal service workers. no one can doubt the importance of neighborhood pos
sheila jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas is recognized for two minutes. ms. jackson lee: let me thank the distinguished chairman for yielding and thank him and the ranking member for what i believe is an astute and important statement on behalf of the united states postal service and all of its thousands upon thousands of hardworking postal workers. h.r. 22 is an effective approach to an organization that has served this nation for decades. and one that we have...
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texas congresswoman sheila jackson lee was at a town hall meeting. she was supposed to be listening in and directing with constituents. steve: when tracy miller, a cancer survivor, ask the question, in the middle of the question, the commerce woman took a phone call -- the commerce woman took a phone call -- the congresswoman took a phone call. >> she is not even listening. >> seriously? brian: we spoke to tracy miller earlier this morning. alisyn: tell us what the mood was as this was happening. >> people in the room were upset that she was taking a phone call. the lady behind me told cobbers woman jackson lee that she was being very rude -- told congresswoman jackson lee that she was being very rude. she snapped back at the elementary she said she could multitask. -- south back at the woman. she said she could multitask. steve: she said the reason she was on the phone was because she had called into a health-care hot line to ask for an answer to question. does that sound right to you? did it seem like she called into the hot line to ask a question?
texas congresswoman sheila jackson lee was at a town hall meeting. she was supposed to be listening in and directing with constituents. steve: when tracy miller, a cancer survivor, ask the question, in the middle of the question, the commerce woman took a phone call -- the commerce woman took a phone call -- the congresswoman took a phone call. >> she is not even listening. >> seriously? brian: we spoke to tracy miller earlier this morning. alisyn: tell us what the mood was as this...
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sheila jackson lee is recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you for convening this hearing in the way you have done a. i appreciate your leadership. let me thank both these distinguished public servants. i have a chance to greet him and i want to thank them again for their service. and it was good to see both of you in uniform today, ambassador. it was good to see you general in iraq, and of course you know that i visited afghanistan. today the president received the nobel peace prize, and i salute him and believe in him, that he is a man of peace that he defined for those esteemed audience members a question of a just war. but let me quickly say to you that i believe we have a major dilemma, and i would call for, as i speak, right now and immediate beginning of negotiations to end this conflict. and that would be the only way that i could concede the possibility of any troops being added to afghanistan. and i will tell you why. i'd like to submit into the record very quickly, mr. chairman, an article, lessons of the soviet occupation. i
sheila jackson lee is recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you for convening this hearing in the way you have done a. i appreciate your leadership. let me thank both these distinguished public servants. i have a chance to greet him and i want to thank them again for their service. and it was good to see both of you in uniform today, ambassador. it was good to see you general in iraq, and of course you know that i visited afghanistan. today the president received the nobel peace...
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jackson lee, yvette clarke and many who have shaped the history of our country. caribbean american heritage month provides us with an opportunity to strengthen our long-term partnerships with nations of the caribbean community through greater dialogue and engagement. it must not stop with june. from disaster preparedness, to trade and energy, education and the campaign against h.i.v. and aids, we share a number of mutual policy interests with our caribbean neighbors. last month we went to address these issues in the caribbean forum held annually thone hill in the caribbean heritage month. many people were able to meet to better integrate policy interests between the united states and caribbean countries. recent global events from the sharp rise in food and energy price, a series of devastating storms and the global economic downturn have acutely affected the neesm caribbean, particularly our friends in haiti. these ongoing regional and global crises highlight the need for continuing engagement and involvement with innovative policy solutions with our neighbors. i
jackson lee, yvette clarke and many who have shaped the history of our country. caribbean american heritage month provides us with an opportunity to strengthen our long-term partnerships with nations of the caribbean community through greater dialogue and engagement. it must not stop with june. from disaster preparedness, to trade and energy, education and the campaign against h.i.v. and aids, we share a number of mutual policy interests with our caribbean neighbors. last month we went to...
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sheila jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from texas is recognized for one minute. ms. jackson lee: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. ms. jackson lee: i thank the distinguished gentleman from new york and the distinguished gentlelady from florida. this is a duty that we do not relish but that we obligate ourselves to be able to be reminded of the lost souls of september 11, 2001. it changed the innocence of america but yet we stood tall as we mourned with these families from far and wide that we are america that believes in justice and civil liberties and, yes, the bill of rights. the homeland security effort was born during that time. i began to serve on the select committee and now the homeland security committee. the work we do every day should be silent work, but it is work to ensure that the nation's airlines and airports, train stations and railroads and mass transit and everywhere we go protects the a
sheila jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from texas is recognized for one minute. ms. jackson lee: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. ms. jackson lee: i thank the distinguished gentleman from new york and the distinguished gentlelady from florida. this is a duty that we do not relish but that we obligate ourselves to be able to be reminded of the lost souls of september 11, 2001. it changed the...
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>> sheila jackson-lee, texas. >> thank you very much we are in and out because we are overlapping hearings and meetings. i cannot articulate at the level of importance that this hearing i believe is for the congress but also for the american people. i disagree with my colleague, and i do believe that labor negotiations are vibrant and vital, and i think they are what they should be -- adversaries or maybe even people who agree with each other working out responsible rights for both management and players. but as i have listened to the witnesses and listened to mr. bentsen who hails from my home state, i know from which he speaks. no politician sets up an event on friday night football unless you are sitting in the stadium watching football in texas. i know how intimately this game is for those who live in many places and it certainly texas. as i listened, i do not see any way to handle this holistically, unless it rises to the level of the national game. it is a national game. it is america's pastime. it raises to the level of a congressional response. as i said, not in a punitive manner,
>> sheila jackson-lee, texas. >> thank you very much we are in and out because we are overlapping hearings and meetings. i cannot articulate at the level of importance that this hearing i believe is for the congress but also for the american people. i disagree with my colleague, and i do believe that labor negotiations are vibrant and vital, and i think they are what they should be -- adversaries or maybe even people who agree with each other working out responsible rights for both...
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sheila jackson lee. the chair: the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from texas for one minute. ms. jackson lee: let me thank the distinguished chairman and ranking member and thank you very much, mr. edwards, for the grand work that you have done over the years in helping our soldiers. i rise today to support the underlying bill, but to particularly focus on the medical services of the $34.7 billion, the mental health services, $4.6 billion, and the assistance for homeless vets, $3.2 billion. in my congressional district, i work with these populations, visiting to them, listening to their situations and as well, in my own community, we've had a high number of suicides among active duty soldiers. i'm very glad to announce because of the legislation of this particular appropriations and the leadership of chairman edwards, we will now be able to have -- looking forward to having an offset opportunity for p.t.s. treatment and as well that it will be able to secure monies in the future as a perspective of tricare recipient. we need to be able to provide more services for p.t. -- ptsd, f
sheila jackson lee. the chair: the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from texas for one minute. ms. jackson lee: let me thank the distinguished chairman and ranking member and thank you very much, mr. edwards, for the grand work that you have done over the years in helping our soldiers. i rise today to support the underlying bill, but to particularly focus on the medical services of the $34.7 billion, the mental health services, $4.6 billion, and the assistance for homeless vets, $3.2 billion....